‘Take a Knee’ Protest Planned Ahead of Viking-Saints Playoff Game

No one knows for sure if any anthem-kneeling will occur inside U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, when the Minnesota Vikings take on the New Orleans Saints. However, there will most assuredly be some protesting going on outside the stadium.

A group calling themselves Take a Knee Nation Twin Cities, has planned to stage a protest against police violence outside the Vikings stadium on Sunday. According to a Facebook post, the group says their demonstration will be held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., who, the group says, would protest police violence if he were alive today.

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According to CBS Minneapolis, “The Sunday demonstration is planned for 2:30 p.m. outside the downtown Minneapolis stadium. It’s slated to go for about an hour, up until the game starts at 3:40 p.m.

“Over the course of the NFL season, there’s been other pre-game demonstrations at U.S.Bank Stadium where dozens...